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Counterculture Through the Ages: From Abraham to Acid House

by Ken Goffman

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Nov 05, 2019 12:00PM

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“Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child’s life.”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

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“For the young, food is from Venus; farming is from Mars”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

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“Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered indicator species: the child in nature.”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

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“This principle holds that a reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.”
― Richard Louv, The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age

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“The physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in organized sports. Playtime—especially unstructured, imaginative, exploratory play—is increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development.”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

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